ESPANOL CLICAR AQUI: Matando los suenos
PORTUGUES CLICAR AQUI: Matando os sonhos
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The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the Good Fight.
The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties. Because we don’t want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think of ourselves as wise and fair and correct in asking so little of life. We look beyond the walls of our day-to-day existence, and we hear the sound of lances breaking, we smell the dust and the sweat, and we see the great defeats and the fire in the eyes of the warriors. But we never see the delight, the immense delight in the hearts of those who are engaged in the battle. For them, neither victory nor defeat is important; what’s important is only that they are fighting the Good Fight.
And, finally, the third symptom of the passing of our dreams is peace. Life becomes a Sunday afternoon; we ask for nothing grand, and we cease to demand anything more than we are willing to give. In that state, we think of ourselves as being mature; we put aside the fantasies of our youth, and we seek personal and professional achievement. We are surprised when people our age say that they still want this or that out of life. But really, deep in our hearts, we know that what has happened is that we have renounced the battle for our dreams – we have refused to fight the Good Fight.
When we renounce our dreams and find peace, we go through a short period of tranquility. But the dead dreams begin to rot within us and to infect our entire being.
We become cruel to those around us, and then we begin to direct this cruelty against ourselves. That’s when illnesses and psychoses arise. What we sought to avoid in combat – disappointment and defeat – come upon us because of our cowardice.
And one day, the dead, spoiled dreams make it difficult to breathe, and we actually seek death. It’s death that frees us from our certainties, from our work, and from that terrible peace of our Sunday afternoons
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[...] current favorite author is Paulo Coehlo. He wrote this blog about our dreams. The reason I so greatly connect with is the third reason: peace. Coehlo writes [...]
Impecable, como siempre. Un saludo
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1st letter of St Paul to Timothy. In seeking our God ordained destiny we develop the wings and muscle as well as the spiritual tenacity to fly. In the path of compromise lies earthbound selfishness and loss.
To allow ourselves or remain open to being infected by the awesomeness, the vibrancy, the diversity of the known and unknown world around us, the seen and unseen world around us can lead to a delirous engagement that is fulfilling with a kaleidescope of experiences and relationships that may include war and peace, love, hate, jeasousy. loss and eventually demise. One way of livng the dreaming or dreaming life. One take on probibility driven by uncertainty.
I like Sunday afternoons. This week I spent the afternoon taking photographs of a Manor House and then walked around English Woodland taking more photographs. I have no need to fight any more, I like peace. I’ll write about my Sunday afternoon now and share the photos with people in 80 different countries. The afternoon inspired my writing and my art. Dreams and ambition take different forms, it doesn’t have to be a fight.
Buddhists contend that contentment is the absence of desire. The differential between this and modern living is what we have to deal with and struggle against in our daily lives. Your novels are beautiful and instructive to those of thus striving to strike a balance in our lives. Thank you.
Wonderful, I realy like your advice.
I like my sleepy Sunday afternoons. Does that make me a bad person?
neither victory nor defeat is important; what’s important is only the Good Fight.<3 <3
I agree wth it.s good to be as much active as we can, remembering not to drive ourselfs crazy of course. (Enough sleep as u said in other post) It does not quarell wth the theory that if will go even to the distant galactics , but wth a speed of light , we can manage to catch yet our grandgrandgrandson weeding or smth like that. :)And maybe even to say hello to A. Enstein ..who knows. Greetings:)
Yes, that is put, nicely and cleverly… Thank you very much
Everything changes. Sometimes we should be very attenive to notice the change. So, it seems to me it is very important to learn to be alert.
I don’t know why, but I have some feeling that this time, in this post Paolo Coelho, stands out from what he was trying to teach all of us throughout the years.. I felt strange reading this post
I wanted to be a Automotive designer. Wanted to apply my visions in my creations. But my economical condition didn’t support the ways of becoming a Automotive designer. I had to gave up as I realize that I need to start earning money rather spend years in doing activities which wont fetch me money. I have been working my work as an engineer from last one year but my dream still lure me. I want to say Thank you. Your post worked as a psychologist for me.
I still want to be a Automotive Designer and I know when I die I will be happy if I led my life this way.
thanks a lot sir..
u have been an inspiration right through..
Paulo, for me I knew that there was more but I was stuck. I wanted to move forward but could not or did not know how to move forward. After much soul searching, praying, and reading (especially the Alchemist) I can finally proclaim that I am unstuck!! I am now passionate about helping others move past the fear and excuses and live the life of their dreams. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Hy Rochelle,
Your description is very similar of the way I’m feeling right now.STUCK.How can you get unstuck?
Best,
Elena, the first step to getting unstuck is to unfortunately admit that you are stuck because you choose to be stuck. Admitting this, while it hurts, frees something in you and you are able to make a decision with your eyes wide open on what to do next…stay stuck or move forward. Usually you’ll choose to move forward because you cannot believe that you are where you are because you chose to be there.
Sorry, I disagree on point three. I love peaceful Sunday afternoons. It’s a wonderful thing to relax and just “be” in the world without any agenda.
I agree Helga. :)
Maybe we should worry if all our afternoons are “Sunday afternoons”. ;)
Dear Paulo,
Thanks for all the encourage writing, they always been my light in dark nights and push me to strive for my dreams. I start following my dreams since I read the Alchemist, I read that book for five times in my own language in Persian. I took everything as a sign to achieve my goal and my dreams and I fight for every minute of my life. But now I am in stage that I feel like loser and tired of fighting and keep wondering why should we fight at all the time. I start traveling a month ago to fulfill my dream of traveling but I end up getting sick in US a get broke from the medical cost and stuck at my room. Now I am thinking is this a good sign you bad sign!!!! and wondering if you believe on what you write or you are a magic writer who knows how to play with words beautifully.
Anyway, I always love your writing and keep following you, however, look forward to hearing your advice.
Kind regards,
Rosa
Rosa, I wanted simply to say that I admire the courage it has taken you to walk towards your dreams. And though you struggle now to fulfill them, I hope your persistence is soon rewarded with joy and hope.
Accepted
Maravilhoso….tocante!